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Trump Targets Democrats as ‘Godless Communists’ After New York Progressive Wins
President Donald Trump is testing a new midterm message that casts Democrats as “godless communists,” using recent progressive primary wins in New York as evidence that the party is moving sharply left.
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The Hill
· Jun 26, 2026
Trump warns democratic socialist victories in primaries 'isn't stopping with New York'
President Trump warned that the democratic socialist candidate victories in Tuesday's New York primaries goes beyond the left-leaning city. “The Democrat Party is in big trouble because this isn’t stopping with New York, Trump said on Friday, speaking at the Faith and Freedom Coalition's Annual Policy Conference in Washington. It's too easy to get elected,...
Loonie Politics
· Jul 2, 2026
Trump and Republicans return to communist attacks against Democrats ahead of the midterm elections
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans are reviving a line of attack against Democrats heading into the midterm elections: They’re communists. In just the past week, Trump has issued dark warnings that members of the Democratic Party’s ascendant left are communists who want to “completely destroy the traditional American way of [] The post Trump and Republicans return to communist attacks against Democrats ahead of the midterm elections appeared first on Loonie Politics.
Sky News Australia
· Jul 8, 2026
Trump slams 'crazy’ communists as he warns of growing far-left influence in US politics
US President Donald Trump discusses the rise of democratic socialism across the United States. “I think they’ll fade fast, and it’s not social democrats, these are communists that are running,” Mr Trump said. “They don’t want God, they don’t want successful things to happen for our country, they don’t want to have a successful country, and I think they’re sort of crazy.”
CNN
· Jul 1, 2026
'Godless communists': Trump glares at Dem Socialism's erupting popularity
At the Faith and Freedom conference, President Trump attacked several democratic candidates who won their primaries. They were endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The President called them, quote, "godless communists." This as progressive victories in New York are highlighting divisions inside the Democratic Party, as primaries in Colorado and Michigan test whether Democratic Socialists can build on their momentum nationwide. 0:00 Trump tests midterm message that focuses on 'communists' 5:29 This isn't the first time Democratic Socialism has been on the scene 11:17 Trump calls Democratic Socialists the 'greatest threat' to US 16:33 AOC brushes off Dems' criticism of progressivism Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #Trump #DemocraticSocialism #News
Fortune
· Jul 2, 2026
Trump trots out the C-word — communism — not getting the memo that capitalism has been largely discredited with Gen Z
President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans are reviving a line of attack against Democrats heading into the midterm elections: They’re communists. In just the past week, Trump has issued dark warnings that members of the Democratic Party’s ascendant left are communists who want to “completely destroy the traditional American way of life” and even engage in assassinations. []
PolitiFact
· Jul 9, 2026
What Trump’s communism claims miss about Democrats and democratic socialists
Trump wrongly equates the Democratic Party with communism
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Related coverage for "Trump Targets Democrats as ‘Godless Communists’ After New York Progressive Wins": The Hill — Trump warns democratic socialist victories in primaries 'isn't stopping with New York'. Loonie Politics — Trump and Republicans return to communist attacks against Democrats ahead of the midterm elections. Sky News Australia — Trump slams 'crazy’ communists as he warns of growing far-left influence in US politics. CNN — 'Godless communists': Trump glares at Dem Socialism's erupting popularity. Fortune — Trump trots out the C-word — communism — not getting the memo that capitalism has been largely discredited with Gen Z. PolitiFact — What Trump’s communism claims miss about Democrats and democratic socialists